AppleSox Face Elks In Penultimate Game Of Regular Season

First Pitch: 6:35 p.m.
Park: Vince Genna Stadium
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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Braiden Boyd makes his second start of the summer and first since June 20 tonight… The left-hander in the transfer portal from Washington State is 1-2 with a 7.53 ERA, 17 strikeouts, 14 walks and 46 hits over 28.2 innings in 12 games…

Bend Probable Pitcher: Lucas Hines is listed as Bend’s probable pitcher but he tossed scoreless first and second innings last night vs. Wenatchee…

Last Game: The AppleSox were held to four hits and fell to the Elks, 4-1, at Vince Genna Stadium… Cam Hoiland surrendered three runs over a season-high seven innings but the Elks cashed in with three two-out runs…

Hartman Hits: Max Hartman recorded two hits for his 17th multi-hit game of the summer and drove in the AppleSox’ lone run with a single in the fifth last night… He has recorded at least one hit in 37-of-45 starts… Hartman’s 46 runs are second-most in the West Coast League and his 59 hits are seventh-most…

Second Half Champs: The AppleSox have guaranteed the top record in the North Division in the second half thanks to Victoria and Bellingham both losing last night… The AppleSox are 16-9 in the second half and already won the first half with an 18-9 mark… Their 34-18 overall record is third-best in the WCL behind Corvallis (41-12) and Portland (38-14)… Wenatchee has ensured that it will host the North Division Championship Game on Aug. 14 if it advances that far…

Playoff Picture: The AppleSox will face the Victoria HarbourCats in the North Division Series beginning on Saturday… Wenatchee won four-of-six games vs. Victoria this summer and will face them in the postseason for a second straight season… Game 1 will be at Serauxmen Stadium in Nanaimo before Games 2 and, if necessary, Game 3 are at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium Saturday and Sunday, respectively…

30 Wins: For the second straight season and for the sixth time in franchise history the AppleSox have earned at least 30 wins in a season... It’s the first time that Wenatchee has hit 30 victories in back-to-back summers since 2011-12...

First Half Champs: For the first time since the two-half playoff berths began being awarded in 2016 the AppleSox have won the North Division first half title and have locked up home-field advantage as the top seed in the first round of the playoffs… This is the 16th playoff berth in franchise history and the fourth in the last five seasons… The AppleSox and the Riverhawks both finished with 18-9 records in the first half but Wenatchee (+37) held a better run differential (+35)…